dom parsons goes to the front! he ended up fourth at the halfway stage, just 300th off a second off the medal places. tomorrow could be special. the medal chase for britain is on here. i hope i can sleep tonight! the last four years have been aiming for this moment. so, going to make the most of it. from the ice to the snow, it was a day for speed. norway's aksel lund svindal making history in the men's downhill, at 35, the oldest ever champion. in the women's giant slalom meanwhile, the photographers got an unexpected close—up. both they and switzerland's lara gut thankfully unscathed. by the end, they had a new focus, america's mikaela shiffrin winning the first of potentially several golds here. but for sheer thrills and spills, today's medal goes to snowboard cross. in particular, france's pierre vaultier who crashed in his semifinal, got up, scraped through and then only went and won it. rarely has persistence paid off quite so perfectly. it is now early morning here in pyeongchang, and there could be plenty m

behind parsons. dom parsons unbelievably has his medal for great britain! yes, dom! and after that second run, well, fourth run, i thought it had gone away. yeah, i looked up at the time, made a couple too many mistakes on that run. but martins made more mistakes and he's the last person i thought would make those mistakes. parsons‘ teammates were quick to congratulate him as well. speedskater elise christie, having suffered her own medal agony, was one of the first to express her delight. could this now be a catalyst for the rest of team gb and men's skeleton? maybe dom doing that, all the new team, the guys, the development squad behind him have proven it isn't impossible and the girls have got the medals and now the guys have started it with dom, and now let's see what the future brings more british skeleton. now parsons has got britain finally up and running, the wait for another medal might not be too long, the women could add to it tomorrow. ben croucher, bbc news. the women's skeleton could well provide further medals, — they're half way through their competit

behind dom parsons. unbelievably, dom parsons has his medal. i thought i had lost it. got away. i looked up at the time, i made a couple of too many m ista kes time, i made a couple of too many mistakes in that run but martin made more mistakes and he is the last person i thought would make them. his teammates congratulating him could this be a catalyst? may be dom doing that, all the new teams, the development squad behind them, can say it is not impossible and the girls have got the medals and now the guys have started it off with dom. now dom parsons has britain finally up and running and the wait for another medal might not be that long with the women at it tomorrow. the women's skeleton could well provide further medals, — they're half way through their competition. lizzie yarnold is the defending champion after gold in sochi and led after the first run. but she lost time on the second to sit third overall. iaman i am an athlete that loves to compete at these big events when eve ryo ne compete at these big events when everyone is bringing their best so i think i a

his name was albert parson born in 1848. was a descendent of puritans. he had at least one ancestor who fought in the american revolution. he was sent to texas as a young orphan, center right east coast relatives to live with family out there. he enlisted in the confederate army, pledging because he was 13 .ears old when he did it and here you get one of the many ironies of this man's life, that he was in listing to preserve slavery. this is not a typical anarchist's profile. it is not really clear how he became an anarchist. it seems to have been a kind of progression. he went to college in waco, texas in the institution that became baylor. he was horrified by the treatment of african-americans that he saw in reconstruction texas, the violence directed against them. , whichme a republican was not necessarily a good career move in texas at that point in time. he held some minor public offices, but the failure of reconstruction, the collapse of the republican party, and that was done. now, he took a strange turn given this genealogy. in 1872, he married.

parsons went further to the left. he joined, or at the sat in on, various radical organizations in chicago. he, and radical -- or at least left parties and politicians were making inroads in chicago, were getting elected to the state assembly. so he was part of what seemed to be a radical wave in chicago at the time. well, he quickly became disillusioned with what was going on. here was the radical promise, the radical moment, so what happened? one thing that happened was co-option. a third-party, the greenback party, sprang up. alternative to republican and democrat parties. its chief platform had to do with monetary policy, which is not what people like parsons were concerned about. they wanted jobs, they wanted control over the means of production. they did not just want greenback dollars printed. so the greenback party siphoned off some of the potentially radical support. second thing happened -- it will come as a surprise to some of you from chicago or illinois, -- it won't come as a surprise to some of you from

dom parsons!t last, six days of medal—less olympics for great britain, on the seventh, that demon was laid to rest. dom parsons doing a phd in mechanical engineering, a study of calm before the most important two runs of his life. lying in fourth, parsons got his angles just right, sliding down the track, but crucially, up the standings after his first run. all he had to do now was finish on top. if he beat the russian athlete behind him, he would be guaranteed a medal. a first for a british man in the sport since 1948. he's in front, marginally! but, it is uphill firm now! is this to be... no! oh, no. he misses out by two hundredths of a second. so, was that wait for a medal going to continue? parsons didn't have too long to find out, needing a slip up from that latvia's martins duku rs. yes! behind parsons! parsons, unbelievably has his medal! come on, great britain! thought i had lost it, fourth run, thought it had gone away. yeah, i looked up at the time, made a couple too many mistakes in tha

in this sport of eventfuljourneys, dom parsons takes some beating.roller—coaster, beginning in bronze position. his supporters, including parents, judith and david, were starting to dream. to guarantee a medal, all he had to do was beat nikita tregubov‘s time. but... slower by a mere two hundredths of a second. can you believe it? well, it will be an agonising wait now for dom parsons, in second place but with two more athletes still to go. has he done enough for an olympic medal? well, it seemed unlikely. next ago, martins dukurs, the world champion. that was a mistake. but against the odds, he faltered and parsons was gifted a glorious reprieve. dom parsons, unbelievably, has his medal! from despair to delight, in the blink of an eye. i thought i'd lost it and made a couple too many mistakes on that run. but martins made some more mistakes, and he's the last person i thought would make those mistakes. for his parents, meanwhile, the relief and the pride were overwhelming. gosh, he has earned it. the last 11 years, he's dedicated his life to skeleto

behind parsons! parsons, unbelievably had his medal!ad gone away. yeah, i looked up at the time, made a couple too many mistakes in that run, but martins made some more mistakes, and martins' team—mates were quick to congratulate him, as well. speed skater, elise christie, was one of the first to articulate her delight. could this now be a catalyst for the rest of team gb and men's skeleton? may dome doing that, all the new team, the guys, the development team behind them, have thought, hang on a minute. the girls have got the medals, and now the guys have started it off with john. now that parsons has got britain finally up and running, the wait for another medal might not be too long. more on that in a few minutes, but here he is, dom parsons getting his medal. the first olympic medal of his career. but, britain, the first of what they hope will be four medals overall, and so, could any more arrive in the women's competition? it has just got underway, and laura deas and lizzy yarnold both have a chance. lizzy yarnold both have a chanc

dom parsons goes to the front! come on, dom! could be special. the medal chase for britain is on here! i hope i can sleep tonight. yes, it's like the last four years obviously i've just been aiming for this one moment so i'm going to make the most of it. from the ice to the snow, it was a day for speed. norway's aksel lund svindal making history in the men's downhill. at 35, the oldest ever champion. oh, she's down! in the women's giant slalom meanwhile, the photographers got an unexpected close—up. both they and switzerland's lara gut thankfully unscathed. by the end they had a new focus, america's mikaela shiffrin the first of potentially several golds here. but for sheer thrills and spills, today's medal goes to snowboard cross. in particular france's pierre vaultier, who crashed in his semifinal, got up, scraped through, and then only went and won it. rarely has persistence paid off quite so perfectly. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. good evening. it's been quite a mixt

in this sport of eventfuljourneys, dom parsons takes some beating.nning in bronze position. his supporters, including parents, judith and david, were starting to dream. to guarantee a medal, all he had to do was beat nikita tregubov‘s time. but... slower by a mere two hundredths of a second. can you believe it? well, it will be an agonising wait now for dom parsons, in second place but with two more athletes still to go. has he done enough for an olympic medal? well, it seemed unlikely. next ago, martins dukurs, the world champion. that was a mistake. but against the odds, he faltered and parsons was gifted a glorious reprieve. dom parsons, unbelievably, has his medal! from despair to delight, in the blink of an eye. i thought i'd lost it and made a couple too many mistakes on that run. but martins made some more mistakes, and he's the last person i thought would make those mistakes. for his parents, meanwhile, the relief and the pride were overwhelming. gosh, he has earned it. the last 11 years, he's dedicated his life to skeleton. and as his mum, h

well it will be an agonising wait now for dom parsons.. next to go, martins dukurs, the world champion. but, against the odds, he faltered, and parsons was gifted a glorious reprieve. parsons unbelievably has his medal! from despair to delight in the blink of an eye. i thought i had lost it and made a couple too many mistakes in that run. but, martins made more mistakes, and he was the last person i thought would make those mistakes. for his parents, meanwhile, the relief and pride were overwhelming. gosh, he has earned it. the last 11 years, he has dedicated his life to skeleton. how proud are you feeling right now? i could not be prouder. and here is the proof. the sweetest of family reunions. for dom parsons, the perfect ending to a day of emotion and elation. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. the women's event is under way with defending champion lizzy yarnold setting a new track record in the first run and also laura deas impressing in her second and they sit third and fourth going into the third and fourth runs, which concludes tom

well, it will be an agonising wait now for dom parsons.ic medal? well, it seemed unlikely. next to go, martins dukurs, the world champion. but, against the odds, he faltered, and parsons was gifted a glorious reprieve. parsons unbelievably has his medal! from despair to delight in the blink of an eye. i thought i had lost it, and made a couple too many mistakes in that run. but, martins made some more mistakes, and he was the last person i thought would make those mistakes. for his parents, meanwhile, the relief and pride were overwhelming. gosh, he has earned it — the last 11 years, he has dedicated his life to skeleton. as his mum, how proud are you feeling right now? i could not be prouder. and here is the proof. the sweetest of family reunions. for dom parsons, the perfect ending to a day of emotion and elation. andy swiss, bbc news, pyeongchang. time for the weather with stav. hello. a lovely end to the day for many of us. some good weather watcher pictures sent in, you this one from essex. some high cloud streaming in from the west b

dom parsons goes to the front! the medal places. tomorrow could be special. the medal chase for britain is on here. i hope i can sleep tonight!

and a strong start for dom parsons in the skeleton.art for dom parsons in the skeleton. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. all the latest from pyeongchang, as britian‘s curlers continue their campaign on the ice hoping for more round robin victories. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police in florida have charged a 19—year—old man with 17 counts of premeditated murder, after a mass shooting at a high school. the gunman, nikolas cruz, was a former pupil at the school who'd been expelled. witnesses said cruz set off a fire alarm, and shot at people as they left the building. it was the eighteenth shooting incident in a us school so far this year. a warning — you may find some of the images in neda tawfik‘s report distressing. running for their lives these panics stu d e nts running for their lives these panics students fled as fast as they could. others sheltered inside. these were the terrifying sounds from one of america's classroom, the gunman struck moments at the end of the school day. police have identified h

tom parsons nz rheumatic skeleton competition with a bronze medal.al tally, going into the final runs in the women's skeleton tomorrow. leeds rhinos failed in their bid to wina leeds rhinos failed in their bid to win a record equalling fourth rugby world challenge after losing at it— four to the australian champions, melbourne storm. i will be back with more of those stories at half—past. thanks, see you later. let's talk more about theresa may's visit to berlin. she says progress has been made and britain is ready to move to the next phase and agree a transition period. speaking with angela merkel, she reiterated her call for a unique partnership with the eu. angela merkel insisted she is not frustrated with the lack of detailfrom the is not frustrated with the lack of detail from the uk is not frustrated with the lack of detailfrom the uk government, is not frustrated with the lack of detail from the uk government, just curious. let's find out more from our correspondent, jenny hill. listen to news conferences in berlin. people listening might thin

either way, congratulations to dom parsons. tonight was very loyal to stay up and watch all of that happen. very impressive. that's it for the papers tonight. don't forget you can see the front pages of the papers online on the bbc news website. it's all there for you — seven days a week at bbc dot co uk forward slash papers — and if you miss the programme any evening you can watch it later on bbc iplayer. thank you to my guests. katie and kevin. just to show i remember who they were. goodbye. a friday filled with plenty of sunshine across the uk, diminishing amounts of blue sky as the weekend goes on. here's the view from eastern scotland. a bit of rain to end the day into western parts, but first the weekend headline for tomorrow, many places dry the sunshine but a cloudier, wetterfair on sunday. by then it will be milder. satellite picture shows an area of cloud coming in from the atlantic. producing outbreaks of rainfor atlantic. producing outbreaks of rain for parts of northern ireland into western scotland, some snow. thi

there's a first medal for team gb as parsons slides onto the pyeongchang podium.ace in the quarterfinals is the prize, the fa cup is back, and can hull cause an upset tonight at chelsea. return of the mac — he walked out on scotland 11 years ago but he alex mcleish says he's the right man for the job. evening. from salt lake city, to turin, vancouver and sochi, team gb have won skeleton medals at the past four winter games, but it still came as something of a surprise when they won one today because it came in the men's event. 0utsider dom parson stole bronze, for the team's first medal in south korea. from pyeongchang, here's our sports correspondent david 0rnstein. britain arrived here in south korea with the target of making these their most successful ever winter 0lympics. but despite record levels offunding, 0lympics. but despite record levels of funding, after six days of competition, it was a story of disappointment, they were yet to set foot on a single podium. but today in dramatic fashion their way to an end, as dom parsons became britain's first male sk

robert parsons on the situation in south africa.e will be staying on that for you throughout the day. in israel, opposition politicians are calling for benjamin netanyahu to resign after police say they have enough evidence to indict the prime minister for corruption. netanyahu faced to graft probes in the late 1990's, but there were no charges pressed against him. the prime minister rejected the latest accusations. >> a year-long graft investigation concludes with a recommendation to indict. israeli police say the prime minister should be charged with two counts of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. benjamin netanyahu is accused of accepting gifts from businessmen worth around 250,000 euros. netanyahu attempted to shape the narrative before the police findings were made public, saying the recommendations were politically motivated and word amounts to nothing. >> during my time as prime minister, great pressures have been placed to open at least 15 investigations against me. the aim of toppling me from power. it all began with exp

whether they give an advantage not, worn by don parsons, it isa advantage not, worn by don parsons, itm going to make the most of it. he would do well to catch the south korean ironman, yun. he is doing well on a track that looks tailor—made for the koreans. the showpiece is the men's downhill on the slopes, the equivalent of the 100m final. all or nothing. the norwegian syndal will take home a shiny gold medal this time. magnificent, and the vikings are celebrating. he has flown a fighter jet and given a jet car. his need for speed has been quenched the now. michaela schiffrin delivered, with a second gold at the age of 22. britain's alex tilley also letter of the big debut slip by. crashes are common in the snowboard cross wacky races on snow. defending champion pa voltier avoided the dust of the antics and nobody could catch on. slightly more sedate at the curling. no less tense. as britain lost for the first time in pyeongchang to the usa. curling, the men leading japan at the moment. away from pyeongchang, there was another hugely impressive performance from an english side in the

particularly dominic parsons. comes in critical of himself after yesterday.improve. >> he's extremely intel jetblue. getting his phd in engine design and sometimes you can be too smart for the sport. it's constantly talking yourself into relaxing, slowing and staying in the moment. the zen sport of the most violent conditions. >> there's been some controversy surrounding the team gb athletes with ridges on their suits. they employed the great britain cycling team and institute and a lab to help them develop their suits for an advantage. that advantage isn't coming to fruition here. the suits were cleared. >> they were cleared and what is a legal, one point, turns into innovation and everyone will be using it in the future. >> parsons with a solid run and he's able to leapfrog, as well. and slide his way in to third for the moment. when an athlete at the home nation is performing it rhcreat an electric atmosphere. this is another 23-year-old korean kim jisoo. >> that crowd is fantastic. kim is one of the younger athletes in the field and the coach tells me he

parsons is ranked fourth with two runs to go, as ben croucher reports.e or not. it is a good fit for dom parsons, he lies in touching distance of the podium after impressive performances at pyeongchang. i hope i can sleep tonight. the last for years has been leading up to this moment so i have got to make the most of it. the showpiece on the slopes is the men's downhill, the winter equivalent of the 100 metre final, all or nothing. aksel lund svindal had nothing to show from sochi, he will take home a shiny gold medal this time. magnificent, and the vikings are celebrating! at 35, the oldest alpine skiing champion. elsewhere switzerland's lara guut had been expecting to challenge for a medal but she missed her shot. if it is crashes you were after, snowboard cross seldom leaves you dissatisfied. wacky races on smoke. put the dastardly antics behind him, the defending champion hit the front and nobody could catch him. let's bring you up to date with some of the other highlights from pyeongchang. germany's aljona savchenko and bruno massot won the pairs fi

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an all—important second battle to follow dom parsons's one.is only 19. she is english, lives in america but luckily for us, herfather is english, lives in america but luckily for us, her father is from birmingham city chose to represent britain. ochi she chose us! we are honoured, aren't we? could this be the start of a super saturday on the slopes of pyeongchang for great britain? izzy atkin has become britain's second medallist of the games, adding to dom parsons' bronze in the skeleton, with a bronze of her own in the ski slopestyle. ben croucher reports. this is the face of history, great britain's first silverware on skis. slopestyle is about nailing the ralph and avoiding the bumps on the jumps, this teenager adds substance with some style. born and raised in the usa to a british father and malaysia and mother she honed his skills on the slopes of main she was three. trips like this have taken 16 yea rs three. trips like this have taken 16 years in the planning. for the final of three runs atkin was pushed from the podium, this had to be

courtesy of don parsons. he is 30 years old. he is studying for a ph.d. parsons.hey win a medal! he was not actually a strong medal hope coming into these games. the training runs gave us into these games. the training runs gave us a into these games. the training runs gave us a clue. he was fastest in one of them. he was third after three and after that final run you just saw he thought he had lost it because of a mistake. but another mistake from one of the favourites that succeeded him meant the medal was hers. it was a dramatic ending to the contest. skeleton is very much a sport of fine margins. you can bump into a wall even slightly and lose tenths of a second and more. and here he is, a very relieved and very emotional british athlete. it is the third to mend's skeleton medal for britain athlete. it is the third to mend's skeleton medalfor britain in some 70 years. —— first men's. the first for the men since 19118. 70 years. —— first men's. the first for the men since 1948. it took yea rs of for the men since 1948. it took years of trying but we got there!

parsons looked to have lost out on a medal until world champion dukurs made mistakes on his final run many mistakes in that mans zelmerlow but martin made more mistakes and he is the last person i thought would make those mistakes. as we mentioned the women's skeleton could well provide further medals, — they're half way through their competition. lizzie yarnold is the defending champion after gold in sochi and led after the first run. but she lost time on the second to sit third overall. i think ithink i'm i think i'm still well in the mix, and that is the big goal, which is frightening to say, but to become the first british winter 0lympians to retain my title. it has been a ha rd yea rs to retain my title. it has been a hard years but hopefully i can do it for everyone who has supported me. laura deas is the other british competitior in the event. and she improved on the second run when she was second fastest. to sitjust a place behind yarnold in fourth overall. the medals are decided after two more runs tomorrow lunchtime. britain's men have suffered their second defeat of the cur

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elsewhere in pyeongchang, britain's dom parsons put himself in contention to win great britain's firstgames at the halfway stage of the men's skeleton. he lies in fourth place going into tomorrow's final runs. earlier, i asked alex coomber — who won skeleton bronze in salt lake in 2002 — just how he'll be able to grab a medal. he's literally three hundredths of a second behind third. it is absolutely nothing. he is driving the track really well and making up so the track really well and making up so much time down the track. at the moment, he's losing on his start. if he can gain a better the start, he will make the break and get into the top three no problem. what will be going through his head sitting at the top of the course, thinking of the top of the course, thinking of the possibility of a medal? he won't think about it at all. he'll try to perfect everything as he goes down the track and bend by bend, carved by cars. making no mistakes. —— curve by curve. hopefully his times will speakfor curve by curve. hopefully his times will speak for themselves. the women's event will be be

but if we look at the list of people who have won medals, dom parsons started it off in the men's skeleton the freestyle skiing, then lizzy yarnold in the skeleton taking britain's only gold of the games and laura deas in the same those were on super saturday event. those were on super saturday last week. this is on saturday again this week, so it is breathing a happy hunting ground for great britain and it will fill them with confidence going to the next winter games in beijing in four years' games in beijing irtfrauryteagtv but games in beijing irlirauryeal.lv but for now, games in beijing infrauryeagsev but for now, it is just a time. but for now, it is just a moment to savourfor time. but for now, it is just a moment to savour for billy morgan especially and team gb. david, the women's curling, this of especially and team gb. david, the women's curling, this - of a women's curling, this prospect of a medal, it is a team that has thick medal, it is a team that has been dominated by scottish women. —— this prospect of a thick medal. eve muirhead, the scottish skip, has been dominant in t

following the bronze medal for dom parsons yesterday, great britain could add two more medals in the teamate lizzy yarnold is third. she's just one tenth behind the leader, with two more runs to go. she's aiming to become the first briton to successfully defend a winter olympic title. elise christie returns to action later this morning after falling in the 500m short track speed skating final. she goes in the 1500 metres. we can cross to south korea now and speak to former short track speed skate world champion wilf o'reilly. hi, wilf. we all saw the tears and felt christie's pain the other day. how is she feeling now ahead of this much longer either end? —— this much along the event? well, i think what's really supposing compared to four years ago for the people that will have seen what happened then, she fell and it was basically a snowball effect, just got worse and worse and worse, u nfortu nately got worse and worse and worse, unfortunately now, she went down in the first distance, the 1500 metres this evening, but in the period between the races, she's actually doing very, very

well, our international affairs joins usor rob parsons in studio. it i is all i rush at the momen. a quick question -- talk us through what is behind all of this politicalal strife that is ongoing in south africa? rob: it has been going on a long time. the ninine years of president zuma's term in office has been marked by corruption scandals, i accusations of rape, accusations of graft -- scandal after scandal -- which has damaged the reputation of the ruling african national congress party, the anc, to the extent that two years ago, 2016, and the local elections that took place that year, the anc had its worst performance since the end of apartheid in 1994, securing just under 54% of the vote. rochelle: i will stop you there, because i am hearing that a spokesperson f from the anc c is about to speak. we will cross live to that press conference. >> and the determination t to handle this matter. president of the anc, cyril ramaphosa, said last week, we had fruitfulul and constructive discussions with president jacob zuma and we are moving forward. it was great in principle to resig

following the bronze medal for dom parsons yesterday, great britain could add two more medals in they yarnold is third. she's just one tenth behind the leader, with two more runs to go. she's aiming to become the first briton to successfully defend a winter olympic title. elise christie has a chance to put tuesday's heartbreak in the short track speed skating behind her. she goes in the 1500 metres. she's the reigning world champion over the distance, but as we've seen already in pyeongchang — that can count for very little. this sport shows mercy and anything can happen. you can follow it later on the bbc. —— this sport shows no mercy. four senior west bromwich albion players, jonny evans, gareth barry, jake livermore and boaz myhill, have apologised after breaking a curfew and allegedly stealing a taxi from outside a fast—food restaurant in barcelona. the team are bottom of the premier league, and were on a mid—season training break in spain. the players have released a joint statement apologising for the incident. catalonia police interviewed them but didn't arrest the four men, i

the men's competition started today, tom parsons is currently out for, within touching distance of aof a second from the bronze medal after two runs of the bronze medal after two runs of the four he will have in total. he saysin the four he will have in total. he says in the meantime between the two final runs tomorrow he will chill out and read a book! few mistakes on the first run. probably a bit of race tension, just ended up overdriving a couple of bits and a bit off line, it is what it is, i am still in the mix so i'll take that. the other thing so far on day six the curling continues, so far today one win for the men, one defeat for the women. is and after the bad weather some skiing action. a host of postponement because of the weather in south korea, only one event had taken place in south korea, only one event had ta ken place before in south korea, only one event had taken place before today, and it eventually was the men's down hill, that has been postponed, got under way, norway's skier becoming the old est way, norway's skier becoming the oldest alpine skiing champion at

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he finished ahead of an olympic athlete from russia, and dom parsons in third, great britain's firstedallist of the games. mikaela shiffrin won her first gold on day six, but the defour hours later the american couldn't make it two from two. it was the swedish competitor who won gold in the women's slalom. one finished fifth, but she still has two events to come. for me it is a dream come true, she is a really talented girl, so to me it is fun to be here today but it doesn't matter who was second or third or fourth. just two years after breaking his back, an outsider for the just two years after breaking his back, an outsiderfor the men's superg, back, an outsiderfor the men's super g, the austrian one downhill gold in sochi four years ago and pyeongchang was no different. he took gold 30 years after his father w011 took gold 30 years after his father won silver in the same discipline. snowboard cross is one of the game's most spectacular events. but it can also be one of its most struck it. six competitors start each race, but all of them rarely finish. in the women's final, it was

but at least parson is making good on his promises it will not be my intention to do anything to benefit any any american reporters i'm sure now let me get redacted tonight that's our show but i have a lot of comedy shows coming up in austin houston pittsburgh washington d.c. and other cities go to redacted tor dot com for details or to vote for your city to be added and don't accept i'm good i mean. despite its time history. you know has dominated international sport however this was about the lives of those champions from. you know. when i'm not sure were. you born there with the ball for me just remember. this guy is from what were your mother's shoes the first to be reserved for your you were the first some of you to limp with nine hundred fifty two with suited seats of concentration camp prisoners from slime soldiers for sure but it isn't that good there is corruption because you are much closer to the ship. because you are more significant for the one for yourself or with a bit out of you if you think that we are going to. be there since your first rule for through personal. enthus

some devout christians, beginning with the celebrated 19th century biographer, parson mason weems have found ways to mold franklin into a faithful believer. he believed franklin's extraordinary benevolence and useful life were imbibed even unconsciously from the gospel. there's something to this notion of christianity's unconscious effect on franklin. weems had to employ indirection here because of franklin's repeated insistence that he doubted key points of christian doctrine. other christian writers could not overlook those skeptical statements. the english baptist minister, john foster wrote in 1818 that love of the useful was the cornerstone of franklin spot and that franklin " substantially rejected christianity". one of the most influential interpretations of franklin's religion appeared in max weber's classic study, the protestant ethic and the spirit of capitalism, 1905. faber was a near perfect example of how protestantism drained of its doctrinal particularities fostered modern capitalism. franklins, the way to wealth, 1758 which distilled his best thoughts on frugality and i

and don parsons took a medal on thursday, let's not forget him.te? the formula is quite simple. they need to be a really good athlete, fast sprinter, and you saw laura and lizzie beat two of the fastest starters in the race. it starts fast but you have to be calm and cool on the slides, make small adjustments and steers. good hand eye coordination, really good feel for the slide on the ice. the different pressures on the corner, it's quite a sensitive piece of equipment. it is highly skilled driving that the difference. that makes the difference. it looks like you are just throwing yourself down a slope on a tea tray, to the untrained eye, how important are these suits they work? are these suits they wear? nobody is too disappointed, but the opposition spent a lot of time talking about our suits. at the end of the day, you have to run really fast and then it comes down to the drive. the skill of steering the slide through the corners, controlling the pressure, avoiding the little bumps that shave off hundreds or tenths of a second. the suits help

great britain‘s dom parsons took bronze — the first medal for team gb at these games.ights from day six — here‘s austin halewood. america‘s golden girl, michela shiffrin was the face of the american team before the games began and after a 3— day weather delay, the olympics finally got under. the american needed to pull things back from second and under the pressure that comes being favourite, shiffrin didn‘t disappoint. she pushed things to the limit on the risk paid off as she flew into gold—medal position with just one scared to come. manuale molg couldn‘t enter time. while shiffrin is a new face of skiing. norway‘s aksil lund svindal has been dominating on the slopes fears. is treated like a rock star at home, he was looking to go out with a final flourish and he did just that. the round was anything but textbook but he managed to regain his footing. the oldest alpine skiing champion in the history of the olympic games. and while aksel lund svindal was breaking records on the slopes, in theice breaking records on the slopes, in the ice arena, the german pair were do

just like dom parsons you thought there was a chance you were going to be forth.g janine flock come down? fortu nately for seeing janine flock come down? fortunately for you it meant a medal. it was really tough to janine. ididn't medal. it was really tough to janine. i didn't want to believe it could happen. i could barely look at the screen, i was so nervous. my emotions were all over the place because lizzy had just put down a track record. i didn't want to be forth. i was watching the splits as janine was coming down. halfway down she dropped to four tenths behind and i'd just bought, maybe this is enough. but i didn't want to believe it until she had actually crossed the line, because a lot can happen ina the line, because a lot can happen in a short space of time. when i saw she'd dropped down to fourth, we screamed at each other. it was incredible, such a special moment. there was a controversial var decision in the fa cup yesterday, but it didn't prevent manchester united booking their place in the quarter finals. southampton and brighton are also through,

if we look down the list of athletes who have won medals at the games for great britain, don parsons izzy atkin in the freestyle skiing. lizzie arnold in the skeleton taking britain's only gold of the games have already used in the same event. those were on super saturday last week. this is on saturday game this week. this is on saturday game this week so it is proving a happy hunting ground for great britain. it will fill them with confidence going to the next winter games in beijing infour to the next winter games in beijing in four years‘ time. but for now it isa in four years‘ time. but for now it is a moment to savour for billy morgan especially and team gb. senior officials of the international olympic committee are discussing whether to lift the suspension of russia. the russians were told they could regain their olympic status if their athletes competing in pyeongchang as neutrals stuck to a set of rules governing their behaviour. but russian athletes have accounted for two of the four failed drug tests so far, and the ioc‘s executive board has come under increasing pressure

great britain's dom parsons took bronze — the first medal for team gb at these games.website. it's the beginning of what could well be the biggest annual celebration worldwide — the lunar new year, also known as the spring festival. more than 1.4 billion chinese people around the world marked the official entry into the year of the dog with lanterns, banquets and colourful celebrations. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. in china, this is how most of the country sees in the lunar new year — state television spring festival gala. by some estimates, the most watched entertainment programme on earth. around 700 million viewers for a 11—hour spectacular of colour and sound. low key and subtle it is not, but this has become a new year tradition. some decided to celebrate in their own way with fireworks and sparklers in beijing. the sound of firecrackers, young and old enjoying the noise and the spectacle. translation: i hope this year of the dog, the children keep growing up in good health and our elders keep well, and i also send our new year wishes to everyone. away from the f

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if we look down the list of athletes who have won medals at the games for great britain, don parsons it off. izzy atkin in the freestyle skiing. lizzie arnold in the skeleton taking britain's only gold of the games have already used in the same event. those were on super saturday last week. this is on saturday game this week so it is proving a happy hunting ground for great britain. it will fill them with confidence going to the next winter games in beijing in four years‘ time. but for now it is a moment to savour for billy morgan especially and team gb. let's ta ke let's take a look at the curling right now. team gb are playing for the bronze against japan. right now. team gb are playing for the bronze againstjapan. let'sjust have a listen. it is 3—2 in gb‘s favour. the big swing is so difficult. that isa the big swing is so difficult. that is a good result for great britain. one more goes on the scoreboard. it has been tit—for—tat, one to you, one to me. three all after eight ends. great britain now will have a hammer. they had to wait a little while for this to happen. two ends to